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13:45 Lingfield Park

Betdirect.Co.Uk Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.35s
  • 13 Ran
2(12)
Silk - Light Green, Red striped sleeves, Yellow cap

Ampoule

19
7/1
  • Form 77-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

held up and behind, headway on inside under pressure over 1f out, ran on, no chance winner

3(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and RED QUARTERED, red sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 09-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

held up and behind, never dangerous

4(4)
Silk - Purple, Pink seams and sleeves, Black cap
5/2
  • Form 37902-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

held up mid-division, stayed on over 1f out, never nearer

5(14)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box
20/1
  • Form 850-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

very slowly into stride, behind, some headway over 2f out, soon beaten

6(7)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
20/1
  • Form 0450/0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

led, headed over 2f out, kept on one pace

7(13)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue star and star on cap

Orapa

236
100/1
  • Form 00-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened

8(6)
Silk - DARK BLUE and YELLOW check, striped sleeves

Volcanic

7 v
14/1
  • Form 04209-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

behind, lost touch 3f out

9(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leader, led over 2f out, quickened final furlong, pushed out

10(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow stars, hooped sleeves, White cap
50/1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11

pulled hard in rear, kept on final furlong, nearest finish

11(9)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevrons, halved sleeves, Red cap
4/1
  • Form 024082-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, kept on

12(3)
Silk - Black, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue cap
10/1
  • Form 4-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, chased leaders 2f out, hard ridden and weakened final furlong

13(10)
Silk - Red, Yellow hoops, checked sleeves, Red cap
  • Form 6/00500-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, under pressure and weakened 2f out

14(1)
Silk - Light Green and Pink (halved), sleeves reversed, Light Green cap
33/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9

slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway over 1f out, nearest finish

1(11)
NR
  • Form 06/
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2

In depth

Verdict

This looks typical of maidens for four-year-olds and upwards in that there are plenty of exposed rivals taking each other on. One open to more improvement than most is Marcus Tregoning's Moon Edge who filled fourth place behind Red Storm in a Wolverhampton maiden on her only outing so far. However, that race was no better than this one and there are others with more solid claims. High Diva has claims on official BHB ratings and lost no caste in defeat when finding just Jade's Promise too good over course and distance last month. She should again be thereabouts. Volcanic and Mrs Pooters have to be respected in a race as weak as this but have yet to prove they really stay this trip and, while a similar comment could be made about Lobos, Simon Dow's gelding is at least bred to appreciate it. By Rainbow Quest, out of a Caerleon mare, the Swiss-bred gelding is bred for middle distances but has been showing respectable form over shorter having seemingly failed to get home over this trip when last seen over it in a handicap in October. Now may be the time to return to a distance that should suit and, at the likely odds, he looks worth chancing.